All Entries in the "Feed-In Tariffs" Category
Clever Accounting Lets Utilities Cash In When You Go Solar
August 13, 2011 Reprinted with Permission Copyright, all rights reserved I recently got a copy of a utility bill for a Minnesota business that has a 40-kilowatt (kW) solar PV array. I wanted to learn how quickly he’d pay off his array with the electricity savings. I was shocked. Payback time was 30 years. Even [...]
How to Design Feed-in Tariffs in the USA without Fear of Federal Preemption
August 10, 2011 The cavalry has finally arrived in the seemingly endless debate about what states can and can’t do in designing workable feed-in tariffs. The cavalry is in the form of two new papers describing how states can design feed-in tariff policies without running afoul of the US government’s power of preemption. Written by [...]
Germany Passes New Renewable Energy Law for 2012
Ups Renewable Energy Target: Between 35% and 40% by 2020 Raises Payments for Biomass, Geothermal, & Offshore Wind Applies Standard Degression to Wind on Land and Solar PV Despite widespread rumors in North America that Germany was abandoning its system of Advanced Renewable Tariffs, the country’s upper chamber of parliament, the Bundesrat, approved the latest [...]
California’s Solar Program Costs More Than German Feed-in Tariffs
Newly installed solar photovoltaic (solar PV) projects in Californian were paid an average of approximately $0.34/kWh last year, according to a privately-commissioned study. Germans paid substantially less, taking into consideration the amount of solar energy their country receives.
Ontario Solar PV Attracting $8 Billion in Private Investment
Solar PV Creates 12 Times More Jobs Than Nuclear–15 Times More Than Coal Ontario Solar PV Attracting $8 Billion in Private Investment Clean Generation Saves Ratepayers 20% November 23, 2010 By Paul Gipe Using a measure of cost that all Canadians understand, a provocative new report says the impact of Ontario’s feed-in tariffs for solar [...]
Ontario Feed-In Tariff Program: $8 billion of Deals So Far
(This article originally posted April, 2010, and is even more pertinent today; reprinted with permission.) Derek Wong is a Toronto based sustainability consultant. He holds an Engineering degree from University of Melbourne and is a CSA America certified greenhouse gas professional. See contact info and more posts like this at Carbon49.com. Ontario, the largest province [...]
Federal Regulator Blasts Open Door to Differentiated Feed-in Tariffs in USA
FERC Decision Clears the Way for Multi-Tiered State FITs October 22, 2010 By Paul Gipe In a ruling 21 October 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) effectively cleared the way for multi-tiered feed-in tariffs for various renewable energy technologies, like the programs found in Ontario, Canada and across Europe. FERC’s ruling “clarified” an earlier [...]
Vermont Sees No Conflict between Feed-in Tariffs and Federal Law
October 8, 2010 By Paul Gipe In a big win for Vermont’s nascent feed-in tariff program, the state’s Public Service Board (PSB) ruled today that they see no conflict between the state’s program and the federal government. A challenge by Vermont’s Department of Public Service (DPS) had jeopardized several megawatts of solar PV projects that [...]
Ontario’s FIT Program a Success After One Year
By Tyler Hamilton Energy and Technology Columnist Ontario’s feed-in-tariff program is one year old on Oct. 1 and most would call it a success, judged strictly by the number of green-power projects it has attracted. But the word “success” can be good or bad depending on where you stand. For many, the success of this [...]
Electricity Feed Laws, Feed-in Laws, Feed-in Tariffs, Advanced Renewable Tariffs, and Renewable Energy Payments
While not exhaustive, this site contains an extensive collection of articles on Feed-in Tariffs, Advanced Renewable Tariffs, and Renewable Energy Payments. Learn more about feed-in tariffs and how they have been successful in Europe, and how they can benefit North Americans by following the links below. Primers on Feed-in Tariffs and Advanced Renewable Tariffs Renewable [...]
Germany’s Energy Success
The facts are remarkable. I could paraphrase or restate them for you, but why not just send you to the German Renewable Energy Agency’s site so you can see for your self. Please Click on this link: http://www.unendlich-viel-energie.de/en/economy/current-facts-and-figures.html
It’s Official: Ontario Third in North American 2009 Solar PV Capacity
Now in a Race for Second with New Jersey August 23, 2010 By Paul Gipe Finally, it’s official. Last year Ontario was the third largest market for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in North America. The Canadian province pushed aside Florida with an installation of 46 MW of solar PV and was only behind New Jersey, [...]
Want to Understand Feed-In Tariffs?
Thanks to Craig Lewis, at Right Cycle, here is a great presentation on the how’s, why’s, what works and what doesn’t: Craig Lewis FIT & WDG presentation April 2009 from Joshua LaForge on Vimeo. Also, here’s a great analysis for further understanding: REESA The Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 Contact us [...]
